[longviewJoe]

Originally Posted by spcdoctor2874

I moved here from CT almost 4 years ago and was ready to move out after 8 months. Community my ass! I live on a cul de sac
and my neighbors have been there and everyone else for over 15-17 years. When we moved in I personally invited everyone with written invitations to our house warming and wedding anniversary. They showed up and never invited us to anything they should have being never. I have lived in NYC, Upstate NY, CT, FL, WA and TX and it wasn't till here that I have seen such a hot place with cold people. I'd rather be back in Iraq fighting a war then trying to make peace with THESE people who are only looking to see what they can get from you. Praying to GOD to move out here within 2 years.

I can't say but it seems like it's possible you have a dud of a cul de sac. Not sure it's fair to determine how everybody in Las Vegas acts. Would be interested in people who have lived multiple places in Las Vegas. I am not saying you are wrong but it seems to be a limited sample size. Good luck to you finding happiness wherever you go!

[Cold Warrior]

Originally Posted by spcdoctor2874

I moved here from CT almost 4 years ago and was ready to move out after 8 months. Community my ass! I live on a cul de sac
and my neighbors have been there and everyone else for over 15-17 years. When we moved in I personally invited everyone with written invitations to our house warming and wedding anniversary. They showed up and never invited us to anything they should have being never. I have lived in NYC, Upstate NY, CT, FL, WA and TX and it wasn't till here that I have seen such a hot place with cold people. I'd rather be back in Iraq fighting a war then trying to make peace with THESE people who are only looking to see what they can get from you. Praying to GOD to move out here within 2 years.

Maybe this is a post about everyone else in your neighborhood, or maybe it is just about you.

[GuruChicken]

spcdoctor, it's going to be especially hard to have any get togethers now with covid. I'm guessing people aren't planning dinners or parties right now. I've been in my new subdivision for a year and finally hit it off with some neighbors after about 6 months. We've had coffee on the patio and outdoor dinners and drinks to try to stay socially distant.

A few other neighbors will chat outside for a bit but nobody is inviting others to hang out. Pretty sad. There are a few of us in the area who want to know our neighbors. Any chance you live in the far southwest area of LV?

[apple92680]

I think it has a lot to do with the type of people that are drawn to an area.

For example, a lot of the people drawn to Las Vegas are the type who left places like New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and California because they didn't like paying taxes in those places.

In my experience, people with this outlook tend to be less social in general. They don't see the need for things like public libraries, public schools, public transportation, etc., which are all social by nature. They might feel like they've already paid for those things in the places they've left behind, so they want to be left alone and free of worrying about those things in the present. That "libertarian" streak that Nevada is so often associated with translates over to "you do you, I'll do me, and we'll leave each other alone". Given enough time, people tend to self sort into groups of like-minded people.

You might be thinking, "what does that have to do with people's anti-social nature?" and the answer is: A LOT! There is a strong correlation here.

What amplifies it in Las Vegas, too, is the religious division among people. Mormons tend to only want to associate with other Mormons, Muslims with other Muslims, Jews with other Jews, Catholics with other Catholics, etc. If Mormon families want to socialize, they do things through their neighborhood wards. Catholics do things through parish events and Knights of Columbus, etc., Muslims through their mosques, Jews at their synagogues, etc. Ethnic communities of new immigrants do everything through their churches.

Not all parts of Las Vegas are like this, of course, but the majority are. The parts of Las Vegas where you'll find more neighborhood connectivity are the predominantly Latino areas on the east side of the city.

I have some distant relatives (3rd cousins) who live in Henderson, and we talk about this a lot. When they come to visit us here in California, they always remark on how social the neighborhood is and how different that is from where they live.

[longviewJoe]

Originally Posted by apple92680

I think it has a lot to do with the type of people that are drawn to an area.

For example, a lot of the people drawn to Las Vegas are the type who left places like New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and California because they didn't like paying taxes in those places.

In my experience, people with this outlook tend to be less social in general. They don't see the need for things like public libraries, public schools, public transportation, etc., which are all social by nature. They might feel like they've already paid for those things in the places they've left behind, so they want to be left alone and free of worrying about those things in the present. That "libertarian" streak that Nevada is so often associated with translates over to "you do you, I'll do me, and we'll leave each other alone". Given enough time, people tend to self sort into groups of like-minded people.

You might be thinking, "what does that have to do with people's anti-social nature?" and the answer is: A LOT! There is a strong correlation here.

What amplifies it in Las Vegas, too, is the religious division among people. Mormons tend to only want to associate with other Mormons, Muslims with other Muslims, Jews with other Jews, Catholics with other Catholics, etc. If Mormon families want to socialize, they do things through their neighborhood wards. Catholics do things through parish events and Knights of Columbus, etc., Muslims through their mosques, Jews at their synagogues, etc. Ethnic communities of new immigrants do everything through their churches.

Not all parts of Las Vegas are like this, of course, but the majority are. The parts of Las Vegas where you'll find more neighborhood connectivity are the predominantly Latino areas on the east side of the city.

I have some distant relatives (3rd cousins) who live in Henderson, and we talk about this a lot. When they come to visit us here in California, they always remark on how social the neighborhood is and how different that is from where they live.

You come up with some doozies! I'll just say "no comment" as to the above crazy-talk.

[apple92680]

Originally Posted by longviewJoe

You come up with some doozies! I'll just say "no comment" as to the above crazy-talk.

That's always easier to do than to offer an actual decent critique, right?

[longviewJoe]

Originally Posted by apple92680

That's always easier to do than to offer an actual decent critique, right?

An actual decent critique would take a while because your comments are so full of wild generalizations but in short, if you insist, that seems like a bunch of hog-wash. If you are going to make such wild generalizations maybe support them with some studies or data from the 21st century... not the early/mid 1900's back when stuff like this might have been true: "Mormons tend to only want to associate with other Mormons, Muslims with other Muslims, Jews with other Jews, Catholics with other Catholics, etc. If Mormon families want to socialize, they do things through their neighborhood wards. Catholics do things through parish events and Knights of Columbus, etc., Muslims through their mosques, Jews at their synagogues, etc. Ethnic communities of new immigrants do everything through their churches."

[Cold Warrior]

Originally Posted by longviewJoe

An actual decent critique would take a while because your comments are so full of wild generalizations but in short, if you insist, that seems like a bunch of hog-wash. If you are going to make such wild generalizations maybe support them with some studies or data from the 21st century... not the early/mid 1900's back when stuff like this might have been true: "Mormons tend to only want to associate with other Mormons, Muslims with other Muslims, Jews with other Jews, Catholics with other Catholics, etc. If Mormon families want to socialize, they do things through their neighborhood wards. Catholics do things through parish events and Knights of Columbus, etc., Muslims through their mosques, Jews at their synagogues, etc. Ethnic communities of new immigrants do everything through their churches."

An odd thing about Las Vegas is that so many people who know so little have such strong opinions about it.

[tijlover]

Working in Long-Term Care Facilities for 17 years, the general opinion I heard from the seniors, who had moved from other parts of the country was: This city has the coldest, most unfriendly people I've ever met! Why?

Before moving to Sinless City in 1996, I lived in Phoenix, and there was incredible friendliness in my neighborhood, it was an older historic district with the now-passe big porch areas in the front of house, and the garage in back of the house. No 6 foot cinder-block walls around the back yard. Perhaps that was of help!

I lived in Green briar Townhouse complex for 22 years, and there's just one person I was even semi-close to, and I do not interface with anyone today from Las Vegas, with the exception of co-workers.

Tucson is the friendliest city I've ever lived in, you don't have to be afraid to say Hello to someone on the street, unlike Las Vegas. The current community I live in won't even allow fences or walls in your back or side yard. Las Vegas is he Walled City of this Country, perhaps that helps explain it.

An earthquake in Sinless City that would destroy a number of those walls would be a blessing!

[airics]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Working in Long-Term Care Facilities for 17 years, the general opinion I heard from the seniors, who had moved from other parts of the country was: This city has the coldest, most unfriendly people I've ever met! Why?

Before moving to Sinless City in 1996, I lived in Phoenix, and there was incredible friendliness in my neighborhood, it was an older historic district with the now-passe big porch areas in the front of house, and the garage in back of the house. No 6 foot cinder-block walls around the back yard. Perhaps that was of help!

I lived in Green briar Townhouse complex for 22 years, and there's just one person I was even semi-close to, and I do not interface with anyone today from Las Vegas, with the exception of co-workers.

Tucson is the friendliest city I've ever lived in, you don't have to be afraid to say Hello to someone on the street, unlike Las Vegas. The current community I live in won't even allow fences or walls in your back or side yard. Las Vegas is he Walled City of this Country, perhaps that helps explain it.

An earthquake in Sinless City that would destroy a number of those walls would be a blessing!

this is astonishing to me since now I feel the most unfriendly place is Florida. (not the seniors though)